the Day of Resurrection, then he will turn around and Allah will say
to him: Why have you turned around? And he will say, after Allah
prompts him to give the answer that will save him: I was hoping that
You will admit me to Paradise. AndAllah will command that he be
admitted to Paradise"?.
Praise be to Allaah.
This is the meaning of a hadeeth that was narrated by Ibn al-Mubaarak
in az-Zuhd (409) and via him by Imam Ahmad in al-Musnad (22287) and
byIbn 'Abi'd-Dunya in Hasan az-Zann Billah (58). Ibn al-Mubaarak said:
Rishdeen ibn Sa'd informed us: Abu Haani' al-Khawlaani told us,
from'Amr ibn Maalik al-Janbi, that Faddalah ibn 'Ubayd and 'Ubaadah
ibn as-Saamit told him that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, when
Allah, may He be exalted, has finished judging mankind,there will be
two men leftwho will be commanded to be taken into Hell. One of them
will turn around and the Compeller (Allah, may He be exalted) will
say: Send him back. And they will send him back. He will say to him:
Why did you turn around? He will say: I was hoping thatYou would admit
me to Paradise. And it will be commanded to take him to Paradise. He
will say: Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, has given methat
which, if I were to feed the people of Paradise, that would not
detract at all from what I have." And whenever the Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned that, happiness
could be seen on his face.
Al-Haythami said in al-Majma', 10/698
It was narrated by Ahmadand its men were regarded as trustworthy
despite the weakness of some of them. End quote.
It narrators are trustworthy except Rishdeen ibn Sa'd who is da'eef.
See: Tahdheeb at-Tahdheeb, 3/240241; Mizaan al-I'tidaal, 2/49
A similar, more sound andclearer hadeeth was narrated by Muslim in his
Saheeh (187) from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (may Allah be pleased with
him), according to which the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peaceof
Allah be upon him) said:
"The last one to enter Paradise will be a man who will walk once,
stumble once and be burned by the Fire once. When he gets past it, he
will turn to it and say, 'Blessed be the One Who has saved me from
you. Allaah has given me something that He has not given to the first
and the last.' A tree will be raised up for him, and he will say, 'O
Lord, bring me closer to this tree so that Imight shelter in its shade
and drink of its water.' Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, will
say: 'O son of Adam, perhaps if I give you that, you will ask Me for
something else.' He will say, 'No, O Lord,' and he will promise that
he will not ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him
because he has seen something that he cannot help wanting. So he will
be brought near to it and he will shelter in its shade and drink of
its water. Then another tree will be raisedup for him that is more
beautiful than the first, and he will say: 'O Lord, bring me closer to
this tree so that I might drink of its water and shelter in its shade,
and I will not ask You for anything else.' He will say: 'O son of
Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for anything
else?' He will say: 'Perhaps if I bring younear to it, you will ask Me
for something else.' He will promise that he will not ask Him for
anything else, and his Lord will excuse him because he has seen
something that he cannot help wanting. So he will be brought near to
it and he will shelter in its shade and drink of its water. Then
another tree will be raisedup for him at the gate of Paradise that is
more beautiful than the first two, and he will say: 'O Lord, bring me
closer to this tree so that I might shelter in its shade and drink of
its water, and I will not ask You for anything else.' He will say: 'O
son of Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for
anything else?' he will say, 'No, O Lord, I will not ask You for
anything else.'His Lord will excuse him because he has seen something
that he cannothelp wanting. He will be brought close to it, and when
he draws close to it,he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise
and will say, 'O Lord, admit me therein.' He will say: 'O son of Adam,
what will make you stop asking? Will it please you if I give you the
world and as much again?' He will say: 'O Lord, are You making fun of
me when You are the Lord of the Worlds?'"
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